Desk Item with Attachment
PREPARED BY: JENNIFER ARMER, AICP
Senior Planner
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 408-354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
MEETING DATE: 12/11/2018
ITEM: 2
DESK ITEM
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
GENERAL PLAN UPDATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
REPORT
REPORT
DATE: DECEMBER 11, 2018
TO: GENERAL PLAN UPDATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
FROM: JOEL PAULSON, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
SUBJECT: CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES
REMARKS:
A question from a member of the General Plan Committee (GPAC) is outlined below and
followed by staff’s response.
Can you provide additional information on what the GPAC will be doing at the meeting on
December 11, 2018?
At tonight’s meeting, the GPAC will be continuing their discussion of potential issues and
opportunities for the 2040 General Plan update. Staff and Mintier Harnish Planning Consultants
are looking for input from the GPAC members on ideas that were not included in the workshop
materials (Attachments 5 and 6) and items that should be emphasized. At this point in the
process, we are not prioritizing the ideas, but welcome comments on the specific ideas from
the workshop materials that the GPAC believes are important or that are not appropriate for
this General Plan update.
Attachment 7 contains a written comment provided by a Committee Member.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachments previously received with October 30, 2018 Staff Report:
1. General Plan Update Advisory Committee Resolution and Guiding Principles (four pages)
2. Newsletter #1 (four pages)
3. Engagement Overview (eight pages)
4. Schedule (one page)
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Attachment previously received with October 30, 2018 Addendum Report:
5. Workshop #1 Overview (17 pages)
Attachment previously received with December 11, 2018 Staff Report:
6. Revised Community Workshop #1 Exercise Summary Table (five pages)
Attachment received with this Desk Item Report:
7. Comment from Committee Member
From: Jeffrey Barnett <jbarnett@adamsstirling.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2018 2:21 PM
To: Dorrie Romero <DRomero@losgatosca.gov>
Cc: Joel Paulson <jpaulson@losgatosca.gov>; Sally Zarnowitz <SZarnowitz@losgatosca.gov>; Jennifer
Armer <JArmer@losgatosca.gov>
Subject: Re: Preparation for GPAC Meeting on December 11, 2018
Dorrie,
In response to Commissioner Hanssen's request for Committe e input in advance of the
December 11 GPAC meeting, I have one "opportunity" proposal in particular.
Under the rubric "Town Identity/Community" I suggest that there be a portion of the General
Plan that identifies not only the Downtown, Almond Grove and Historic Districts, but other
neighborhood areas in the Town as well. Examples might include Blossom Manor,
Shannon, Kennedy, and East Los Gatos. This recognition would promote community identity,
serve as a focus on local issues of concern, and potentially act as a factor in land use
applications.
I appreciate consideration of this suggestion.
Jeffrey A. Barnett, Esq.
Partner
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ATTACHMENT 7